Dr Gemma Wattret
PhD, SFHEA

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology | Deputy Programme Director for BSc Microbiology | Employability and Opportunities Lead School of Biosciences | Chair of UG Board of Examiners
School of Biosciences

Part of
Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Contact

G.Chaloner@liverpool.ac.uk

Professional activities

Selected Professional Activities

Editorship

Developing Academic Practice (Associate Editor, 2024 - present) (Editorship)

Examination Role

University of Liverpool, School of Biosciences Chair of Undergraduate Board of Examiners (UG) (Examination Role)

External Administrative or Committee Role

Chair of Governors, Invited (2023 - present) (External Administrative or Committee Role)
Co-Chair of Education and Outreach Network (Microbiology Society, 2025 - present) (External Administrative or Committee Role)

Professional Body Membership

Royal Society of Biology (Member, 2025 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
(Microbiology Society, 2016 - present) (Professional Body Membership)

Conference Roles

Biosciences Education Summit (Biosummit) (University of Liverpool, 2023)

Editorships

Developing Academic Practice (Associate Editor, 2024 - present)
Developing Academic Practice (Editorial Advisory Board, 2022 - present)

Examination Roles

University of Liverpool, School of Biosciences Chair of Undergraduate Board of Examiners (UG)
BSc Microbiology and BSc Biological Sciences (UG, 2024 - present)
BSc Microbiology (UG, 2020 - 2025)
University of Liverpool, PhD (2020)

Expert Opinions

External Reviewer for Textbook Microbiology: An Evolving Science 6th Edition, Invited (2022)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

Chair of Governors, Invited (2023 - present)
Co-Chair of Education and Outreach Network (Microbiology Society, 2025 - present)
Judge for the Global Undergraduate Awards, Invited (Global Undergraduate Awards, 2021 - 2022)
School Governor, Invited (2018 - 2023)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

Lead for Widening Participation, Access and Outreach in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. (Faculty, 2025 - present)
Faculty Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Committee Member (Faculty, 2025 - present)
Student Success Board Member– Personal Success (University, 2022 - present)
Faculty Progress Committee Member (Faculty, 2022 - present)
Review panel for University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Masters Programmes (University, 2022 - present)
ULTRA Panel Member (University, 2022 - present)
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Deputy Director for Widening Participation (Faculty, 2019 - 2025)
School Lead for Widening Participation (School / Institute, 2019 - 2025)
Chair of Bioscience Educational Research Group (BERG) (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
ISMIB Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (School / Institute, 2021 - 2025)

Professional Body Memberships

Royal Society of Biology (Member, 2025 - present)
(Microbiology Society, 2016 - present)